Edwin wilson



INVENTOR E. WILSON.

(No Model.)

v TRUNK} Patented May 6, 1884.

.To all whom it may concern UNIT D STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

EDWIN WILSON, on BROOKLYN, NEW OR I SPECIFICATION forming in; of LettersPatent No. 298,146, dated May 6,1884.

7 Application filed DecemberSI, 1883. I {No model.)

Be it known that I, EDWIN WILsoN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Trunks, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to means of uniting the top and body of a trunk;and it consists in a double valance, the one half or section of which issecured to the top of the trunk and the other half to the body thereof,said two valance-sections being united, by ahingearranged to extend thewhole length of the trunk, and being constructed so that when the trunkis closed the two valances or valance-sections enter one within theother; and it also'consists in a special construction of the hinge,-

whereby the same is kept from exposure beyond the exterior surface ofthe double valance, and in furtherpeculiarities of construction asregards" the double valance, substantially as hereinafter described. Bymeans of this double valance and hinge combined I dispense with theordinary hinge and single valance applied to the top of the trunk, andmake the valance also serve the purpose of an inside frame, and stifl'enor strengthent-he trunlg without the usualclamps or outside looks orbolts, which are liable to be ripped off by exposure, and the trunk ismore securely boundand restrained from being racked or twisted whenexposed to rough usage in being transported as baggage, or otherwisesubjected to rough treatment.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in whiehsiinilar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my V improved hinged doubletrunk-valance when open. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section ofthe same closed and as applied to the top and body (in part) of a trunk;and Figs. 3 and 4, transverse vertical sections thereof in differentplanes, Fig. 4 also showing an extended grooved construction of thedouble valance on its exterior.

A is the upper valance .or section of the double valance, which issecured tothe top B of the trunk, and A the lower valance orsection,which is secured to the body 0 of the trunk. These valauces A A. may bemade of malleable east-iron, or any other suitable material, and areeach constructed toforni a complete frame in itself extending along thefront,- baek, and ends of the trunk, and are formed, respectively, withupper and lower marginal extensions, b b, on their exterior and flushwith their outsides, to receive within thein the bottom marginal portionof the t'op Band upper marginal portion of the body 0, the valances AAthn's acting as sockets for said portions of thetop and body of thetrunk, which extensions b b by rivets or otherwise. These frames orvalances A A also project within the top and body of the trunk on itssidesand ends, and are constructed to enter one within a part of thevalances and being composed of hinge-sections D 1), arranged to projector lie within the valances, so as not to protrude on the exterior of thetrunk, the sections B being part of the upper valance and-the sections Dpart of the lower valance, and both sets of sections being united by asingle hinge-pin, d.

I trunk portions may be secured to the ribs or The rear Thisconstruction of the hinge gives great steadiness and security, anddispenses with a separate hinge or hinges distin'ct from the 3112111098.If desired, the groove '0, running along the back and formed bytheconstruction of the hinge, may be repeated, for the purpose ofsymmetry,- along the front of the up per valance, as shown in- Fig. 4,also along the ends thereof.

The lock E on the inside of the trunk may be a double-bolted one, andits bolts f f be arranged to work within and throughtthe ends of alongitudinal bolt-guide, g, in the groove 0 of the valance A, forengagement with holes h in the endsof a recess, ,i, in the uppervalance, within which the bolt-guide g 'enters when the trunk is closed.There may, if dcsired,be more than one lock, and the same may be of anysuitable construction. V No hasp or other portion or portions of thelock need to present an outside exposure, and the usual outside clampsand bolts are dispensed with. 5 Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is a 1. A doubletrunk-valance composed of upper and lower rectangular sections orframes, hinged together in the rear by integral hingesections whichareentirely undercover of the valances, and vertical flanges around saidvalance-section to' receive the top and body of the trunk within them,substantially as specified. I 2. The upper and lower trunk valancs orframes, A A, hinged togetherin the rear,an'd constructed with tonguesand grooves c 0, arranged to enter one within the other, and the hingeconnecting the valances being wholly under cover by them, essentially asdescribed. 3. The upper and lower trunk valances or frames, A A, havingmarginal outer vertical ribs or extensions, b b,arranged to receive thetop and body of the trunk within them, and

united in their rear by a single hinge, D D,

formed integral with the said valances and arranged to extend thewholelength of the trunk, under cover of the valances and forming partof the same, substantially as specified.

4. The 'upper and lower trunk valances or frames, A A, constructed withribs b b, to form sockets for reception of the top and body of the trunkwithin them, and provided with tongues and grooves c 0, arranged toenter Within each other, and with a hinge, D D, and hinge-bolt 61 undercover of the valances, and arranged to extend the whole length of thetrunk, essentially as described.

5. The combination, with the hinged upper and lower trunk-valanccs, A A,constructed o with tongues and grooves c 0, arranged to enter one withinthe other, of the bolt-guide 9, arranged within the front groove, 0, inthe lower valance, for operation in connection with a recess, 12, in thefront tongue, 0, of the upper 5 valance having a bolt hole or 'holes, h,in its end wall or walls, substantially as specified.

EDWIN WILSON.

' Witnesses;

G. SnnGwroK, ALFRED LURCOTT.

